File 3443/1914 Pt 3 'German War: Afghanistan and Persia; German agents; British troops in East Persia' [‎50v] (111/345)

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2kd Expedition.
Consul Zugmeyer is the leader of this expedition. It separated from
the expedition Neidermayer at Baghdad, Winckelmann does not know its object
or destination but thinks it was destined to hold Kerman and to penetrate as
far as the borders of British Baluchistan. He does not think it was destined
to go into Afghanistan. Zugmeyer is a Professor of Zoology and used to be with
the Prince of Monaco in his deep-sea investigations Afterwards he went
to the Boyal Museum at Munich. Has travelled in. Baluchistan and India.
Winckelmann does not know under whose orders he is acting. Zugmeyer was
sent from Baghdad as Vice-Consul to Ispahan. On Seiler’s arrival there he
was sent as Consul to Kerman under orders from Tehran.
Lieutenant Griesinger is a retired Bavarian Cavalry officer who rejoined
on the outbreak of war. He met Winckelmann at Aleppo, travelled with him
to Baghdad and from there he went on ahead with Zugmeyer.
Berr Boknstorfl belongs to Wonckhaus and Company, a big German house
in Basrah. Had been a year in Baghdad a year before the outbreak of war,
then volunteered and was attached to the expedition Wassmuss, but was
afterwards transferred to the expedition Zugmeyer. He left the expedition
Wassmuss at Shiraz and joined Zugmeyer at Kerman. He has no military
position.
Herr Wedig is a non-commissioned officer, regiment unknown. Was
a servant of Prince Reuss at Tehran, and attached to the expedition by the
latter.
The above are all Germans.
Doctor Biaclfi is an Austrian and a savant interested in the history of
culture. Is liable to military service, but when war broke out he was travel
ling in Sistan and thereabouts and unable to get home. He therefore joined the
Zugmeyer expedition at Kerman. He is the cashier of the expedition and a
non-commissioned officer belonging to the reserve.
At the beginning of January 1916 the above were all the Europeans with
this expedition at Kerman, but Bohnstorff had gone to Yazd to meet a fairly
large reinforcement of Austrians, numbers unknown. In addition to these
Europeans there were a number of native Levies, consisting of Persians,
Afghans, Indians (mainly Baluchis). Winckelmann one day saw 150 paid and
more were expected. These men were all armed.
3bd Expedition.
Consul JVassmuss was Consul in Bushire before the war. Was in Ger
many on leave and was sent out with Winckelmann and others as leader of the
expedition into Afghanistan. He made himself unpopular and at Aleppo was
deposed. He was then given a separate command and Winckelmann believes his
locus o'perandi was Shiraz. With him was Herr Bohnstorff mentioned above
and
Doctor Lenders. He was the railway doctor at Baghdad. Winckelmann
has had letters from him but has not met him. He had left Baghdad before
he arrived.
With the exception of the above information Winckelmann knows nothing
of this expedition.
4th Expedition.
m COns ^ s a l ar g e number of German officers who entered the
Turkish Army and were operating at Basrah and Nasiriyah with the lurkish
torces. After the battle of Nasiriyah they senarated from the Turkish forces
and yont back to Baghdad. After Winckelmann had left the latter place he
hearl that this expedition had gone down to the Karun river and he believes
timm still to be there. This expedition consists of at least twenty German
officers and a large number of German civilians. All of these civilians had
become Turkish officers Their numbers are unknown. On proceeding to the
arun river they left Turkish service All their names were published in the